Đề thi học sinh giỏi môn Tiếng Anh lớp 10 chọn lọc số 14

KỲ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI LỚP 10
NĂM HỌC 2011- 2012
Môn thi: TIẾNG ANH
Thời gian: 150 phút (không kể thời gian giao đề)
(Đề thi này gồm có 4 trang, thang điểm 20)
Họ và tên thí sinh:………………………… Lớp: 10A……
Điểm bài thi
Họ tên, chữ ký của giám khảo
Bằng số Bằng chữ
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PART I : PHON ETIC (1.0 p):
I. Find the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1. A.pardon B. hard C. parent D. Park
2. A.rose B. cover C. nose D. over
3. A. increase B. ink C. pink D. thank
4. A. beloved B. naked C. ploughed D. learned
PART I I : VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR:
I. Circle the correct answers (3,5p):
1. He got an excellent grade in his examination ______ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard .
A. on account of B. because C. in spite of D. although
2. There were over 30,000 __________ at the match.
A. spectators B. viewers C. witnesses D. watchers
3. ____ they are tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climate.
A. Despite B. Even though C. Nevertheless D. But
4. I was enjoying my book, but I stopped ___ a program on TV.
A. to read to watch B. to read for watching
C. reading for watching D. reading to watch
5. The man __________ we met yesterday was the manager of a bicycle factory.
A. whose B. which C. whom D. when
6. I don't believe a word she says, I think she ___________.
A. is laying B. is telling lie C. is lying D. lied

7. AIDS is a(n) ___________ disease.
A. endanger B. dangerous C. danger D. endangered
8. I knew they were talking about me _________ they stopped when I entered the room.
A. so that B. therefore C. because D. despite
9. When I came to visit her last night, she __________ a bath.
A. was having B. has C. is having D. had
10. English ___________ in many parts of the world.
A. is spoken B. is speaking C. was spoken D. speaks
11. The children ___________ to the zoo.
A. were enjoyed taking B. were enjoyed taken
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C. enjoyed taking D. enjoyed being taken
12. My parents first __________ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982.
A. meet B. met C. had meet D. have met
13.Their ___________ has lasted for more than 20 years.
A. friends B. friendship C. friend D. friendly
14. If I had time, I __________ to the beach with you this weekend.
A. would have gone B. would go C. will have gone D. will go
II. Supply the correct form of the words and verbs in the parentheses ( 2.0 p)
1. Visitors complained about the ……………… in the old museum. (organize)
2. You must be when you open that door . (care)
3."Time of our lives" was the song of the World Cup 2006. (office)
4. When we took an exam last year, we met a very strict (exam)
5. We can see many ……………………… on TV everyday . (advertise)
6. I watch the news everyday because it very ………………………… (inform)
7. He was very ………………………… of the work he had done . (pride)
8. I don’t find him very _______. (communicate)
PART II I : READING COMPREHENSION:
I. Read the passage, and then choose the correct answer (3.0p):
All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means

different things to different people. Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn, and
Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotion. They wanted to make a beautiful,
interesting design. They wanted to write lovely sounds.
Then composers started to interpret ideas. They told stories about wars, armies, and soldiers. They
wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. They told love stories and showed
strong emotion. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner,
and Tchaikovsky. Classical music stays with people a long time. Bach wrote about 300 years ago,
Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago, and Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.
Sometimes people close their eyes to listen to classical music. When they close their eyes, they can
see the design. They can listen to the same classical music many times and enjoy it. Sometimes it is
difficult to understand. The listener has to think about it. However, we can all learn to enjoy some
classical music. It is very important to people.
1. Classical music is famous ________.
A. in the Western B. in Europe C. in the United States D. all over the world
2. The first classical composers wanted to ________.
A. tell stories about religion B. write lovely sounds
C. show strong emotion D. b and c
3. What kind of stories did some composers not tell in their music?
A. love B. wars C. religion D. racial integration
4. Beethoven _____________________.
A. composed his music a long time ago B. just wanted to make an interesting design
C. did not tell a story. D. wrote some music that as difficult to understand
5. People sometimes close their eyes when they listen to classical music in order to ________.
A. understand it clearly B. think about the design
C. from the picture of the design in their mind D. hear the same classical music many times
6. Classical music __________________.
A. is different from people to people
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B. is difficult to understand so that listener always has to think about it
C. was composed by famous musicians very long time ago

D. is necessary for people because it makes life more colorful
II. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage (2.5p)
Yellowstone National park, the first US national park, was (1)_____ in 1872. It is one of the
largest parks. It (2)______ about 3,500 square (3)_____or 9,065 square kilometers (4)______ north-
west Wyoming and parts of Idaho and Montana.
The park has many wild animals (5)______bears, buffalo, elk, deer, antelope coyotes and lynxes
and is famous for fine scenery, hot springs and geysers. there are about seventy geysers in the park.
1. A. started B. introduced C. constructed D. established
2. A. covers B. involves C. spreads D. contains
3. A. lands B. feet C. miles D. distances
4. A. of B. in C. at D. from
5. A. adding B. including C. containing D. consisting
PART IV : WRITING:
I. There is a mistake in the underlined parts of each sentence. Identify your answer by circling the
corresponding letter A, B, C or D: ( 1,5 p)
1. My brother hasn’t played football for last year.
A B C D
2. I am fond with jogging every morning .
A B C D
3. My brother said me to sit down at the table and do my homework .
A B C D
4. My father prefers watching films at home than going to the cinema .
A B C D
5. I’d like going to the cinema with my friends .
A B C D
6. Jane asked me how I go to school everyday.
A B C D
II. Finish each of the sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed
before it. ( 3.5 p)
1. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

àBecause of ……………………………………………………………………………………
2. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
à In spite ………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.Mr. Smith said, “I will refuse their offer.”
à……………………………………………………………………………………….
4. Henry said, “I can meet them later.”
à……………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I have to work late tomorrow, so I can’t join your party
à If………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. When I came she was reading newspapers. (change into passive voice)
à
7. Are you writing a letter to her ? (change into passive voice)
à
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III. Write a short paragraph (about 120 words) about the following topic: “What do you like to do
in your free time”
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